Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-29
washing Clothes.

Tho main thing b be remembered is.
that boiling suds will not set the dirt.
or yellow the clothes, and the more
soiled the clothing, the greater the adj
vantage of this method. A FOUNDER
Is needed There Is tin FOUNDER OPP
Grated by a lever, which child can
work with ease. Any other kind will
do AS well, only more strength is re-
quired in the use OF the ordinary
wooden implement.
Sort the clothes. placing the finest
In the tub, the others in shape so that
thR can be quickly reached when
needed. Shave any good soap. Put
this with little water. into a kettle to
dissolve by boiling. Have ready also
boiler full Of water, timing it, SO as
to have it boil at the same time the
soap is dissolved. Then add to the
boiling suds little salsoda and kero-
senc. At this stage do no. leave it, as
the addition of the kerosene will cause
it TO ov eraow. In moment or two
the soap and kerosene will have form
ed complete emulsion, when il will
commence to rise. Remove from fire
and Immediately pour over the clothes
in tub, adding the boiling water Use
water freely and put in hut few
clothes at one time. Pound rapidly.
wiring out, put in more clothes. Two
or three minutes is enough to spend
over each lot. as the idea is to have the
water as near boiling as possible when
the clothes arc put in, to loosen the
dirt. Twenty minutes is enough time
to use in pounding and wringfng the
ordinary washing for family Of six
persons.
Now, look over the pieces. Hand
kerchiefs, towels, napkins, table
cloths, sheets. pillow-slips-unless
used by laboring men, and much
soiled, need no rubbing. If the per-
son doing the washing IS not strong,
she may now sit, having q little wa
ter in wash-basin and a piece of
soap, on the table beside her, and rub
all soiled portions, such as collars.
Wristbands. etc.. with the hands.
When stron. and able, a tub and
board with a little water, will be.
perhaps. more satisfactory. In the
meantime, another boiler full of water
should be ready, that it may be at the
boiling point when tho clothes are all
looked over. Pound them through
this, as through the first, taking no
more time, using only the clear wa
ter. Then through q last water,
which may be blued, and does not re-
quire to be boiling.
When wringing, clothes stick
should be used, as the water is too no.
for hands. Sheets and table-cloths
will go through the wringcr nicely II
started at one corner. OYeralls. or
any garment with buckles, should
have the buckle first put through the
wringer, when they will give no
trouble. The boiling suds will not
injure any wringer. The amount of
soap must be determined. no. only by
size of wash, but 10y the quality of
the soap. 1t is best to use little
more than would be required in the
ordinary manner. Many honsekcep-
crS who use Kerosene, allow two table
spoonfuls To II wash-boller of clothes,
but a teacupiul 10 not loo much to
use in the above way for washing
for six persons.
II aay object to the use Of kerosene
or soda. let thefn by ell means try the
boiling su,ts poured over the clothes,
and II POINTER Is not wscd. allow
Item to lie II l!la sHi4, either over
aight, or for IN hoar in the morning
while the other work is being attend
ell to. They wiii wash mncn easier
A tigh; cover na,ic 10 lit the tub will
hcip III retaining the steam. But the
clothes must n0. be al.oecd to remain
III the srds any length OF time if kero-
sene be used. IL should DC borne in
mind that frait, tea, and coffee stains
should Jrst be- removed ny pouring
boiling water through Them. When
milk is used freely, tie table-cloth
should first be washed through cold
water a., II the wafer IS warm enough
TO sour the drops Of mix that may DO
spilled on the c.Glii. the hot water will
only set stains ;,iat can never be re-
moved. = Jennie oCicy Spruce, en-
Good H0Msea. ,,Jt,s1J.